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romney. mr. romney kept introducing himself to doherty over and over again and he thought that pathetic. >> the ultimate count by the end of the night was four times. romney actually approached him using this private gathering as a political venture to further his image and glen just believed it to be very insincere and stale. you know, he said it was pathetic and comical to have the same person come up to you within only, you know, a half hour reintroduce himself to you, having absolutely no idea whatsoever that he just did this 20 minutes ago and did not even recognize glen's face, whether it be republican, democrat, it doesn't make a difference. this guy is using our great friend, our humble and honorable great friend that we know is just a regular guy who is truly larger than life. he has become an actual part of the soap box routine for politics in a presidential race. i think glen would feel almost embarrassed for romney. i think he would feel pity for him. >> glen doherty's mother barbara
romney. mr. romney kept introducing himself to doherty over and over again and he thought that pathetic. >> the ultimate count by the end of the night was four times. romney actually approached him using this private gathering as a political venture to further his image and glen just believed it to be very insincere and stale. you know, he said it was pathetic and comical to have the same person come up to you within only, you know, a half hour reintroduce himself to you, having...
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the romney campaign is not disputing that that video is of romney. they issued a statement prompted by the recording, quote, mr. romney wants to help all americans struggling in the obama economy. as the governor has made clear, he's concerned about the growing number of people who are dependent upon the government. the 23 million americans struggling to find work. mitt romney's plan grows the economy and moves americans off government dependency and into jobs. also republican party chairman is not only defending the remarks tonight, he's saying that mitt romney was on message when he made these remarks. the obama campaign issued their own statement. the campaign manager says, quote, it's hard to serve as president for all americans when you have disdainfully written off half the nation. in terms of how we got this information today, got this footage of mitt romney talking about 47% of the country who believes that they are victims and who are dependent upon the government and who he does not worry about. in terms of how we go this, different variati
the romney campaign is not disputing that that video is of romney. they issued a statement prompted by the recording, quote, mr. romney wants to help all americans struggling in the obama economy. as the governor has made clear, he's concerned about the growing number of people who are dependent upon the government. the 23 million americans struggling to find work. mitt romney's plan grows the economy and moves americans off government dependency and into jobs. also republican party chairman is...
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romney." in lakeland, florida, the headline is, "romney tries to soften damage." in dayton beach -- excuse me, in daytona beach, "romney battles video fallout: candidate defensive over controversy." in colorado springs, "romney trying to control damage from controversy." marshalltown, iowa, "bad gets worse for romney." philadelphia, "mitt versus moochers: can this campaign be saved?" asheville, north carolina, republican candidate mark meadows says, "i'm not romney." lynchberg, virginia, "video fallout proves taxing for romney." detroit, michigan, "romney's 47% remark: will it sink his campaign?" andrew kaszynski at buzz feed has been doing thiz rouese rounf swing state newspaper's front-page headlines. so it's a great way to get a snapshot of how things covered in the national press are actually translating on the ground, where the voters who will decide this election will actually be reading about it in their local paper. and the romney campaign's media problem becoming a national problem,
romney." in lakeland, florida, the headline is, "romney tries to soften damage." in dayton beach -- excuse me, in daytona beach, "romney battles video fallout: candidate defensive over controversy." in colorado springs, "romney trying to control damage from controversy." marshalltown, iowa, "bad gets worse for romney." philadelphia, "mitt versus moochers: can this campaign be saved?" asheville, north carolina, republican candidate mark...
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romney made $11 million in two years. mitt romney, he's misled us twice. with negative ads distorting senator kennedy's record and the phony claims about his own. >> i would like to say to mitt romney if you think you can make such a good senator, come out here to marion, indiana, and see what your company has done to these people. >> we had no rights anymore. >> they cut the wages. >> we no longer had insurance. >> basically cut our throats. i would like to say to the people of massachusetts that if you think it can't happen to you, think again. because we thought it wouldn't happen here either. >> mitt romney. i don't mean to be callous, but there are people all over the world who would love a job flipping hamburgers in america. romney, in business he specialized in low wage jobs but made $11 millionyears. now he favors policies to benefit the wealthy at the expense of working families. romney favors $100 billion tax cut for the wealthiest 1% of americans and billions more in other tax bre
romney made $11 million in two years. mitt romney, he's misled us twice. with negative ads distorting senator kennedy's record and the phony claims about his own. >> i would like to say to mitt romney if you think you can make such a good senator, come out here to marion, indiana, and see what your company has done to these people. >> we had no rights anymore. >> they cut the wages. >> we no longer had insurance. >> basically cut our throats. i would like to say to...
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romney? he told the michigan press how wrong mitt romney was on the auto bailout on one of the biggest issues in his state. early on in the race he got the endorcement of republican congressman joe heck out of nevada. how does mr. heck express his enthusiasm for mitt romney? he informed the nevada press core that mr. romney was dead wrong on the biggest issue in his state, housing. down in arizona mitt romney gets the endorsement of randy pullen. how does randy pullen express his enthusiasm? he said, my guy has a hard time connecting with people. yes, sir, and you're not helping. former republican governor jon huntsman of utah drops out himself. he endorses mitt romney and how does he express his enthusiasm for mitt romney? >> gone are the days when the republican party used to put forward big bold visionary stuff. we're going to have problems politically until we get some sort of third party movement or some alternative voice out there that can put forward new ideas. >> by the way, vote for
romney? he told the michigan press how wrong mitt romney was on the auto bailout on one of the biggest issues in his state. early on in the race he got the endorcement of republican congressman joe heck out of nevada. how does mr. heck express his enthusiasm for mitt romney? he informed the nevada press core that mr. romney was dead wrong on the biggest issue in his state, housing. down in arizona mitt romney gets the endorsement of randy pullen. how does randy pullen express his enthusiasm? he...
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romney loses. 50-100,000, mitt romney loses. how do you win a state when you loose every single income bracket in the state? oh, again, mitt romney wins among the wealthiest sliver of the electorate. that is the only group that mitt romney won that is the only group of voters mitt romney won in michigan or in ohio. he lost the primary or at best tied with voters in every single income bracket in both states, except for the wealthiest sliver of the electorate. how do you win a state when you were only winning the wealthiest sliver and losing everything else? ah-ha. mitt romney is not just appealing to the rich people in these states. he is inspiring the rich people in these states. turns out mitt romney's candidacy is driving up voter participation by the richest people in the country. this is amazing. in 2008 in the republican primary in ohio, the proportion of voters in that primary that year that were making over $100,000, 21%. that was 2008. 21%. this year, 30%. of the electorate is making over $100,000. those are mitt romney
romney loses. 50-100,000, mitt romney loses. how do you win a state when you loose every single income bracket in the state? oh, again, mitt romney wins among the wealthiest sliver of the electorate. that is the only group that mitt romney won that is the only group of voters mitt romney won in michigan or in ohio. he lost the primary or at best tied with voters in every single income bracket in both states, except for the wealthiest sliver of the electorate. how do you win a state when you...
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why couldn't mitt romney have picked him? why couldn't romney pick him? because bob mcdonnell blew his chances when he became governor ultrasound, right? forcing medically unnecessary ultra sounds on virginia women and forcing them to pay for it. yes, bob mcdonnell blew it, and so mitt romney instead went with the budget want guy, with none of that baggage. except paul ryan is not just the budget want guy. in addition to his sponsoring the ban on all abortions and the most popular forms of birth control and most invitro fertilization in the country, he has also supported a federal version of bob mcdonnell's virginia forced ultrasound bill. he sponsored a federal bill to force women seeking an abortion to undergo a medical procedure regardless of whether or not they want it, regardless of whether or not their doctor thinks it's the right decision, but just because the government says you have to. the latest nbc/wall street journal poll has mitt romney losing women to president obama by 15 points. so i guess now is as good a time as any to welcome congressm
why couldn't mitt romney have picked him? why couldn't romney pick him? because bob mcdonnell blew his chances when he became governor ultrasound, right? forcing medically unnecessary ultra sounds on virginia women and forcing them to pay for it. yes, bob mcdonnell blew it, and so mitt romney instead went with the budget want guy, with none of that baggage. except paul ryan is not just the budget want guy. in addition to his sponsoring the ban on all abortions and the most popular forms of...
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romney. every time he gets endorsed by a state's republican governor or the most recent republican governor of that state he loses. but tomorrow there is a chance for that curse to be broken. tomorrow republicans in michigan and arizona will get their chance to vote in the republican primary and in both those states and in both those state he has again gotten the endorse mens of the state's republican governors. michigan's governor rick snyder endorsed him earlier. in michigan he has erased rick santorum's lead. the republican governor of arizona, jan brewer, she withheld endorsement until the very, very last minute, governor brewer waiting until yesterday, two days before the primary, to announce she, too, is endorsing mr. romney. government brewer's last minute endorsement i hope you won't mind me noting is not exactly a profile in courage given so much the state has voted it looks like mitt romney is going to run away with the state of arizona. so governor brewer waited long enough to figu
romney. every time he gets endorsed by a state's republican governor or the most recent republican governor of that state he loses. but tomorrow there is a chance for that curse to be broken. tomorrow republicans in michigan and arizona will get their chance to vote in the republican primary and in both those states and in both those state he has again gotten the endorse mens of the state's republican governors. michigan's governor rick snyder endorsed him earlier. in michigan he has erased...
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mitt romney, common man. a time magazine reporter how strange it was to be in the room when he was asked a benign question by a little kid about why he wanted to be running for president in order to explain how much he cared about the future of the country, mr. romney started a riff how difficult it has been for him to decide who to leave his fortune to. >> i remember i sat down with an attorney, i said if i have a will i want to make sure and pass along my whatever i have to my sons, and she said well, what do you want to give to your grandchildren? i didn't have any then. i said nothing, i'll give to it my boys, they bill give it to their children. she said you'll change your mind. i said i don't think so. well now i have grandchildren, i saw this lady lawyer of mine i saw her on the street i said by the way, i don't want to give anything to my boys, i want to give it all to my grandchildren. >> the heart warming story about his fortune and the wacky run-ins with the lady lawyer. he told that story at a cam
mitt romney, common man. a time magazine reporter how strange it was to be in the room when he was asked a benign question by a little kid about why he wanted to be running for president in order to explain how much he cared about the future of the country, mr. romney started a riff how difficult it has been for him to decide who to leave his fortune to. >> i remember i sat down with an attorney, i said if i have a will i want to make sure and pass along my whatever i have to my sons, and...
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romney. when conservatives were wondering if one should be pressured to drop out in order to give conservatives a better shot, sheldon adelson made it clear that not only was newt gingrich his first choice, but he didn't like rick santorum at all. he made clear he would not support rick santorum if he became the nominee. he said he could ultimately support mitt romney. when it started to become clear that mitt romney was going to be the nominee, mr. adelson started publicly criticizing him. >> the problem with romney and i've talked to romney many, many times, he's not the bold decision maker like newt gingrich is. he doesn't want to, every time i talk to him, he says let me think about it. everything i've said to mitt, let me look into it. he's like obama. >> he's like obama. mitt romney, according to sheldon adelson is like obama and he doesn't mean it in a good way. he says he has another $75 million he would like to donate, but he's been lukewarm on mitt romney today. today was a big deal
romney. when conservatives were wondering if one should be pressured to drop out in order to give conservatives a better shot, sheldon adelson made it clear that not only was newt gingrich his first choice, but he didn't like rick santorum at all. he made clear he would not support rick santorum if he became the nominee. he said he could ultimately support mitt romney. when it started to become clear that mitt romney was going to be the nominee, mr. adelson started publicly criticizing him....
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romney. he's an investor in this chinese-owned oil company. or at least he was. his tax returns just released on friday showed seven months after it was reported this company was doing this huge deal with iran, nobody is supposed to be doing energy deals with iran, it was not a secret, seven months after mitt romney invested in that company doing business with iran. and then he invested some more with then. then went back a third time and invested more. then it was roughly this time last year when he was well on his way of securing the republican nomination for president of the united states that mr. romney finally sold those shares. he sold his shares the day before he appeared at this republican debate in iowa. i don't know if he thought he would get asked about them or not. now all of this it notes that he's not necessarily personally making the call on these investments. his money is kept in a blind trust. that said the idea you don't have to answer for investments made through a blind tr
romney. he's an investor in this chinese-owned oil company. or at least he was. his tax returns just released on friday showed seven months after it was reported this company was doing this huge deal with iran, nobody is supposed to be doing energy deals with iran, it was not a secret, seven months after mitt romney invested in that company doing business with iran. and then he invested some more with then. then went back a third time and invested more. then it was roughly this time last year...
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romney's bare ankles. today, three years after the freedom of information act requests were filed for it, today the "wired" magazine reporter, spencer ackerman, and the national security a archive at george washington university finally got their hands on a document written by this man, phillip zelikow, he ran the 9/11 commission, was condoleezza rice's lawyer at the state department. at the beginning of the obama presidency in 2009, the obama administration released memos in which the bush administration had told itself that torturing people was legal. that as they read the law, cia interrogators couldn't be prosecuted for torturing anyone, because torture was legal, as they saw it. torture is not legal. torture is illegal. and as a top lawyer at the bush state department, philip zelikow circulated a letter within the administration saying that essentially the administration was kidding itself in trying to say that there was some way around the law here. they were trying to give a legal green light to cia
romney's bare ankles. today, three years after the freedom of information act requests were filed for it, today the "wired" magazine reporter, spencer ackerman, and the national security a archive at george washington university finally got their hands on a document written by this man, phillip zelikow, he ran the 9/11 commission, was condoleezza rice's lawyer at the state department. at the beginning of the obama presidency in 2009, the obama administration released memos in which...
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romney got the news, mr. gingrich's super pac has bought up time for six million dollars worth of anti-mitt romney tv ads in florida. one of the reasons mitt romney was seen as the inevitable candidate on the republican side because of the so-called money primary. that is the way the beltway talks about it, the primary and the more important money primary. a candidate showing the ability to build a base of donors and raise money for the campaign. mitt romney won the money primary this year, early and hugely. but now it turns out thanks to citizens united there is no money primary anymore, it was cancelled. newt gingrich doesn't have a donor base, he hasn't proven any ability to raise money in state after state, event after event. newt gingrich it turns out only has to raise money with one family in nevada. the adelson family, casino money have given $10 million to newt gingrich's super pac. after citizens united the money is on tap. anybody can level the playing field in terms of money. all you need is one fu
romney got the news, mr. gingrich's super pac has bought up time for six million dollars worth of anti-mitt romney tv ads in florida. one of the reasons mitt romney was seen as the inevitable candidate on the republican side because of the so-called money primary. that is the way the beltway talks about it, the primary and the more important money primary. a candidate showing the ability to build a base of donors and raise money for the campaign. mitt romney won the money primary this year,...
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tracking shows romney up by 2. the rasmussen poll has romney up by 1. investors business daily has the race at a tie. and the new abc news "washington post" poll shows obama up by 3. here's where it gets interesting. a ton of polling stuff comes out every day. every day there's at least one super interesting thing. and right now the thing most important, i think most intriguing in the data out of all the snapshots of the race is this. this right here is probably the most interesting thing. abc news and "washington post" polled voters nape didn't just ask who do they like. they asked which candidate would be better on a series of issues. here's what they found. on the issue of the economy, it's president obama by 4. taxes, president obama by 5. handling health care, obama by 6. handling international affairs, obama by 10. handling a major crisis, obama by 12. medicare, obama by 15. the only issue where the president loses is this one. the issue of dealing with the deficit where it's mitt romney holding a 3-point lead over president obama. the president l
tracking shows romney up by 2. the rasmussen poll has romney up by 1. investors business daily has the race at a tie. and the new abc news "washington post" poll shows obama up by 3. here's where it gets interesting. a ton of polling stuff comes out every day. every day there's at least one super interesting thing. and right now the thing most important, i think most intriguing in the data out of all the snapshots of the race is this. this right here is probably the most interesting...
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mitt romney was there along with his wife, ann romney. the one reaction shot that we got of the romneys was also as the american team marched into the stadium in their "made in china" uniforms. honestly, if i could only have one reaction shot of mitt romney during that whole ceremony. it would not have been what he thought of seeing the team walking into the stadium. obviously that's a "stand up and clap" moment. what i really wanted to see his reaction to was this moment. the part of the opening ceremonies that involved an 11-minute-long tribute to the national health service, the british socialized health care system which they love. seeing that must have been a cognitively dissonant moment for an american conservative politician who is running for president in part on the basis of his claim that obama care is nudging us closer to the stall in stalinist hellscape of socialized medicine which of course nobody wants except for all of these people who have been living with it for decades who apparently like it so much their country decided
mitt romney was there along with his wife, ann romney. the one reaction shot that we got of the romneys was also as the american team marched into the stadium in their "made in china" uniforms. honestly, if i could only have one reaction shot of mitt romney during that whole ceremony. it would not have been what he thought of seeing the team walking into the stadium. obviously that's a "stand up and clap" moment. what i really wanted to see his reaction to was this moment....
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under romney's plan, 25.9. to get that out of percents and in dollars, your taxes will be $160,000 lower than under obama. $160,000. tax cuts of that size cost a lot of money. trillions of dollars. romney is promised he won't pay for that by cutting defense. he promise the he won't raise taxes elsewhere. to make the numbers work to make the taxes and spending balance out he will have to cut almost twice as deep in spending as paul ryan's budget does. he will have to cut every single domestic program including social security, medicare and medicaid all of them by 36%. 36%. you know who relies on domestic programs like those? seniors and the poor. think all the seniors voting republican want a 36% cut to social security and medicare in order to pay for romney's tax cuts for the wealthy? i sort of doubt it. the budget doesn't show us where the two parties disagree, shows us where they do agree. taxes are lower under both obama and romney than if we let the bush tax cuts expire and turned to clinton era rates. taxe
under romney's plan, 25.9. to get that out of percents and in dollars, your taxes will be $160,000 lower than under obama. $160,000. tax cuts of that size cost a lot of money. trillions of dollars. romney is promised he won't pay for that by cutting defense. he promise the he won't raise taxes elsewhere. to make the numbers work to make the taxes and spending balance out he will have to cut almost twice as deep in spending as paul ryan's budget does. he will have to cut every single domestic...
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romney said. i will get precisely the answer you would like, but you have to tell me exactly what you want, and i'll make sure i get that for you. still quoting from the globe here. but after a reporter submitted written questions to a campaign aide, his spokesman said mr. romney would not be responding, because, quote, he values his privacy and his wife's privacy. what "the boston globe" was trying to get to there ten years ago was whether or not mitt romney was qualified to be the governor of massachusetts. not in some abstract political sense but literally qualified. whether he met the written qualifications you have to meet in order to be allowed to run for governor of massachusetts. massachusetts has the oldest functioning written constitution in the entire world. and dating back to the colonial era, the law in massachusetts says that you have to be a continuous inhabitant of massachusetts for the seven years immediately prior to you running for governor or you cannot run for governor. in 200
romney said. i will get precisely the answer you would like, but you have to tell me exactly what you want, and i'll make sure i get that for you. still quoting from the globe here. but after a reporter submitted written questions to a campaign aide, his spokesman said mr. romney would not be responding, because, quote, he values his privacy and his wife's privacy. what "the boston globe" was trying to get to there ten years ago was whether or not mitt romney was qualified to be the...
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romney. mr. romney the projected winner in connecticut, as well as in the great state of rhode island and finally in the first state of delaware. former house speaker newt gingrich having staked the future of his progon
romney. mr. romney the projected winner in connecticut, as well as in the great state of rhode island and finally in the first state of delaware. former house speaker newt gingrich having staked the future of his progon
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not because mitt romney is the front-runner, because mitt romney was ahead or mitt romney had a good campaign. mitt romney winning new hampshire was a foregone conclusion because historically speaking, new hampshire couldn't have been won by anybody other than him. because he's the guy from massachusetts. the guy from massachusetts, whether a republican or democrat, always wins new hampshire. in 2004, john kerry, in 1992, paul songas, 1998 michael dukakis, henry cabot lodge, john f. kennedy. when a massachusetts politician is running for president it's a safe bet they will wine in new hampshire. they will win. there are two exemptions to the rule. two exceptions to the massachusetts guy winning in new hampshire in modern political history. 1980, jimmy carter got a primary challenge from the left from inside the democratic party from ted kennedy, ted kennedy was from massachusetts, he did not beat the incumbent president in that new hampshire primary. that is kind of an exception but it wasn't incumbent president, so not really. the only other exception to the massachusetts guy not wi
not because mitt romney is the front-runner, because mitt romney was ahead or mitt romney had a good campaign. mitt romney winning new hampshire was a foregone conclusion because historically speaking, new hampshire couldn't have been won by anybody other than him. because he's the guy from massachusetts. the guy from massachusetts, whether a republican or democrat, always wins new hampshire. in 2004, john kerry, in 1992, paul songas, 1998 michael dukakis, henry cabot lodge, john f. kennedy....
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romney next month. and as mr. romney returns from this trip, it is announced that former vice president dick cheney will not be going to the convention either. mr. cheney telling abc news he plans to go fishing instead. so the olympics, not just the trip, but the metaphor, is apt here. this is a passing of the torch. the republican party this week is insuring that the existing torch holders are in fact going to hand it over. but the guy they're trying to hand it over to at this point in his campaign seems more apt to light himself metphorically on fire with that torch than to run it anywhere. joining us now is john harwood, cnbc's chief washington correspondent. thank you for your time. nice to see you. >> hi, ms. leader. >> you can call me anything. after five days of vacation at this point, i'm impuvious to insult. how are republicans in d.c. reacting to the romney overseas trip? is this accomplishing the goals the campaign had for it? >> not entirely, but not -- it's not failing entirely either. i talked to one
romney next month. and as mr. romney returns from this trip, it is announced that former vice president dick cheney will not be going to the convention either. mr. cheney telling abc news he plans to go fishing instead. so the olympics, not just the trip, but the metaphor, is apt here. this is a passing of the torch. the republican party this week is insuring that the existing torch holders are in fact going to hand it over. but the guy they're trying to hand it over to at this point in his...
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romney has become the most disliked. a republican strategist not affiliated with any of the campaigns that year told "the new york times," quote, the glee, the glee the other candidates go after romney with is really unique." that strategist adding this as a schoolyard analogy. john mccain and his friend used to beat up mit romney at recess. a campaign adviser, quote, whose distaste for romney is vivid. mike huckabee's campaign chairman who went on to become michele bachmann's campaign manager for a while this year, he said in 2008, and i quote, what i have to do is make sure my anger with a guy like romney whose teeth i want to knock out doesn't get in the way of my thought process. there was "time" magazine which described mr. romney as, quote, the candidate who seems to be uniting his republican rivals. quote, the degree to which campaigns played a part cannot be underestimated. quote, the other candidates' staffs have seemed to bonded in their dislike of romney. the aversion of romney seems to go beyond mere policy d
romney has become the most disliked. a republican strategist not affiliated with any of the campaigns that year told "the new york times," quote, the glee, the glee the other candidates go after romney with is really unique." that strategist adding this as a schoolyard analogy. john mccain and his friend used to beat up mit romney at recess. a campaign adviser, quote, whose distaste for romney is vivid. mike huckabee's campaign chairman who went on to become michele bachmann's...
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the romney's charity, with the romney's money, supports a lot of conservative causes that the romneys support. cnn did a report on this the other day, finding out that this foundation has supported like pro-gun groups and the conservative think tank at stanford and some medical stuff. but they also support to the tune of $10,000 in one year alone a group called the massachusetts family institute. the massachusetts family institute is an anti-gay group based in boston, massachusetts, that advocates all sorts of anti-gay causes. and that explains that if anybody is gay, well, you should quit that. "we encourage the healing of individuals who wish to change their choice of lifestyle through the work of exodus international, love won out, and parents and friends of ex-gays and gays." and how do these recommended groups from the romney-funded organization propose that you do that? they promote magic therapy by which you can be cured of your affliction. like our old friend, richard cohen advertised. >> another technique, bioenergetics, designed to help clients release memories stored in the
the romney's charity, with the romney's money, supports a lot of conservative causes that the romneys support. cnn did a report on this the other day, finding out that this foundation has supported like pro-gun groups and the conservative think tank at stanford and some medical stuff. but they also support to the tune of $10,000 in one year alone a group called the massachusetts family institute. the massachusetts family institute is an anti-gay group based in boston, massachusetts, that...
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will never get behind mitt romney. even relatively mainstream conservative outlets like the national review have been noting that the prospect of mitt romney as the republican nominee, quote, produces a range of emotions running from disappointment to panic. imagine a year from now. can you imagine conservative america, united in rollicking enthusiastic support for mitt romney as their candidate? can you imagine it? i cannot imagine it. mitt romney's bad reputation within the republican party, his lack of a friend in the world in republican politics, seems like one of the two most important things about as status as a front-runner sort of yet to be incorporated into the common wisdom about him. that's one. here is the second thing. and i'm genuinely puzzled as to why this hasn't received more attention. mitt romney is the only major contender for president on the republican side who has not said if he wants to kill medicare. who has not said what he would do if he were president and the paul ryan budget crossed his des
will never get behind mitt romney. even relatively mainstream conservative outlets like the national review have been noting that the prospect of mitt romney as the republican nominee, quote, produces a range of emotions running from disappointment to panic. imagine a year from now. can you imagine conservative america, united in rollicking enthusiastic support for mitt romney as their candidate? can you imagine it? i cannot imagine it. mitt romney's bad reputation within the republican party,...
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we got a call from a romney staffer asking if i wanted to do a one-on-one interview with romney. when i agreed, i was told that there was a condition. i not ask about abortion. i later clarified what this meant. i planned to ask about the candidate that said the woman's body shut down, but aiken was part of this stipulation. >> it's not uncommon to try to shape the interviews their candidate is subjected to. but you're supposed to do it off the record. you're supposed to say those it negotiations are off the record so you're not giving the reporter about what your candidate is afraid to be asked about. then what the candidate is afraid of becomes a bigger story than what did eventually make it into your carefully-stage managed interview. colorado has just been tough for the romney campaign this year. it's like they are jinxed. you might remember this happening the night of the colorado republican caucuses in february. watch. >> i can tell you this room, we talked about this a few moments ago, this room was not even half full. it's started to fill in a little bit, but this room is
we got a call from a romney staffer asking if i wanted to do a one-on-one interview with romney. when i agreed, i was told that there was a condition. i not ask about abortion. i later clarified what this meant. i planned to ask about the candidate that said the woman's body shut down, but aiken was part of this stipulation. >> it's not uncommon to try to shape the interviews their candidate is subjected to. but you're supposed to do it off the record. you're supposed to say those it...
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mitt romney is mean to dogs. the t-shirts hit the mitt romney is mean theme over and over again. this one just says it. mitt is mean. dogsagainstromney.com. whether or not the seamus story -- oh, seamus -- whether or not the seamus story moves you, the reason this story has some political energy behind it, the reason this story has -- forgive me -- legs, is because the idea of a presidential candidate as mean and cold and unfeeling can be defining as a framework in the presidential election. we had an economic recession and when -- no matter what else was going on in the country frankly economic pain was the defining feature of the election. it was the most important thing in the country. one of the candidates for president who was from humble beginnings himself. he had an incredible gift for demonstrating his empathy towards people who were hurting. he was the "i feel your pain" guy. that was a very real thing. in contrast to the other candidate who had been a rich guy his whole life. whether or not it was why, he just seemed to have a tennier when it came to relating to people.
mitt romney is mean to dogs. the t-shirts hit the mitt romney is mean theme over and over again. this one just says it. mitt is mean. dogsagainstromney.com. whether or not the seamus story -- oh, seamus -- whether or not the seamus story moves you, the reason this story has some political energy behind it, the reason this story has -- forgive me -- legs, is because the idea of a presidential candidate as mean and cold and unfeeling can be defining as a framework in the presidential election. we...
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romney after big events. i mean, traditionally, candidates see, and campaigns see big marquis events like debates or conventions as springboards for the next day's public attention and momentum. but the romney campaign is not like that. after his convention, mr. romney did not do a traditional bus tour or barn storming campaign trip. after his convention, you will recall that mr. romney went on vacation. mr. romney, even after he had such a big win at the first presidential debate, he did not have any big, morning after the debate rallies or anything. he went and did an event that was off his public schedule, but nobody knew for sure he would be anywhere, and there wasn't a big crowd of people around him while he was rallying the troops to his big win. it was a very quiet morning. and then again today, after the second presidential debate, mr. romney did no public events in the morning. i mean, i don't know if it means anything important, but it is an unusual choice for this candidate that no other modern can
romney after big events. i mean, traditionally, candidates see, and campaigns see big marquis events like debates or conventions as springboards for the next day's public attention and momentum. but the romney campaign is not like that. after his convention, mr. romney did not do a traditional bus tour or barn storming campaign trip. after his convention, you will recall that mr. romney went on vacation. mr. romney, even after he had such a big win at the first presidential debate, he did not...
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vote for mitt romney? the romney campaign is in serious trouble. but you do what you've got to do in these situations you've got to put one foot in front of the other and they have decided the way they're going to get out of these problems and the way they're going to take these steps is going to be baby steps. welcome to america? seriously, who's making the decisions in this campaign right now. >>> okay. best new thing in the world today. specifically, it is the best new thing in mitt romney's world today. it was a chance for him to get on television without having to answer questions about what he said at that fundraiser. he got that chance through the magic of time travel. also known in the tv world as a pretaped interview. >> so as you know, we have a huge show today. >> yes. >> we taped an incredible interview with presidential candidate governor mitt romney and his wife ann which we're going to show you today. >> that is a person named kelly ripa and a person named michael strahan. they are teasing forward with mitt and ann romney which they
vote for mitt romney? the romney campaign is in serious trouble. but you do what you've got to do in these situations you've got to put one foot in front of the other and they have decided the way they're going to get out of these problems and the way they're going to take these steps is going to be baby steps. welcome to america? seriously, who's making the decisions in this campaign right now. >>> okay. best new thing in the world today. specifically, it is the best new thing in mitt...
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romney's taxes and just whipping mr. romney for not releasing more tax returns. it's understandable that this has focused on harry reid and this strange and seemingly reckless way in which he's made this accusation. he's saying, i'm assuming you're dirty. somebody told me that you are and it seems that you must be, so prove that you're not. it makes sense that people are focusing on harry reid, but there are two things from the public record of mitt romney's life as a public politician that should change or at least inflect the way that this is being discussed. and the first is that if you don't like the way harry reid is making this accusation, if you don't like the way it's being done, if it's unfair or unseemly, you should know that mitt romney himself has done this exact same thing that he is complaining is being done to him now. in 2002, when mitt romney was running for massachusetts governor, he would not release his tax returns. all of the candidates running on the democratic side, reich, birmingham, o'brien, they all released multiple years of tax returns
romney's taxes and just whipping mr. romney for not releasing more tax returns. it's understandable that this has focused on harry reid and this strange and seemingly reckless way in which he's made this accusation. he's saying, i'm assuming you're dirty. somebody told me that you are and it seems that you must be, so prove that you're not. it makes sense that people are focusing on harry reid, but there are two things from the public record of mitt romney's life as a public politician that...
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mitt romney into a relatable guy. at romney events they have been playing that video from the rnc but then they bumped that in favor of the crazy clint eastwood thing. this video about his family, it very nice. nobody saw it but they're using it at their events now and they have young mitt romney on a beach in france with his love letter to ann written in the sand. you can understand why mitt romney spent his draft eligible years writing love letters to ann in france. it might be worth a pound of questions about how he avoided serving during the war. they've even got him talking about health reform in that's again. conservatives are so scared of him losing as badly as he's losing, they are not even squawking about it as they did when he talked about romney care last month. they are trying to make people dislike their candidate less. and then thurston strikes again. >> he pulled me in, he tied up the boat for me, he rescued me just as he's going to rescue this great country. >> at the national level, fairly or not, vot
mitt romney into a relatable guy. at romney events they have been playing that video from the rnc but then they bumped that in favor of the crazy clint eastwood thing. this video about his family, it very nice. nobody saw it but they're using it at their events now and they have young mitt romney on a beach in france with his love letter to ann written in the sand. you can understand why mitt romney spent his draft eligible years writing love letters to ann in france. it might be worth a pound...
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romney told us mr. romney is on the same page as paul ryan in terms of reducing the budget, but the spokesperson told us that mr. romney will be proposing his own changes regarding medicare. >> with regards to medicare, i would lay out the plan that, well, actually i did a couple months ago that said, again, for higher income recipients, lower benefit. a premium support program which allows people to buy either current standard medicare or a private plan, and this is the proposal which congressman paul ryan has adopted. it's a proposal which i believe is absolutely right on. >> you said during a debate earlier this year paul ryan's latest medicare proposal is absolutely right on. i'm curious, is there anything about it that you disagree with? >> the items we agree on, i think outweight any differences there may be. >> are there specific policies in your budget that you disagree? >> there may be. we'll take a look at the differences. >> first of all, he did embrace the ryan budget. he embraced it. >> i h
romney told us mr. romney is on the same page as paul ryan in terms of reducing the budget, but the spokesperson told us that mr. romney will be proposing his own changes regarding medicare. >> with regards to medicare, i would lay out the plan that, well, actually i did a couple months ago that said, again, for higher income recipients, lower benefit. a premium support program which allows people to buy either current standard medicare or a private plan, and this is the proposal which...
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romney on this issue. sort of defending him. >> you know, those ads saying mitt romney would ban all abortions and contraceptions seemed a bit extreme. so i looked into it. turns out, romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. in fact, he thinks abortion should be an option in cases of rape, incest, or to save a mother's life. this issue's important to me, but i'm more concerned about the debt our children will be left with. >> so she goes on to say, i voted for obama, but i'm going to not vote for him this time because romney is not so bad, right? the message here is essentially is that this is not that important an issue. debt is a real issue, that's something to really vote on, but don't vote on this because "a" this is not a real issue, and even if it is an important issue for you, be assured that mitt romney does not have an extreme position on the subject. sure, what you might have heard may sound extreme, but he's not really extreme. not when you really look into it and type on your computer and as
romney on this issue. sort of defending him. >> you know, those ads saying mitt romney would ban all abortions and contraceptions seemed a bit extreme. so i looked into it. turns out, romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. in fact, he thinks abortion should be an option in cases of rape, incest, or to save a mother's life. this issue's important to me, but i'm more concerned about the debt our children will be left with. >> so she goes on to say, i voted for obama, but i'm...
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bush mitt romney endorsement. there was no follow-up event, no joint appearance, no press release from the mitt romney campaign. no press release. they press released an endorsement from christine o'donnell, the i am not a witch lady. they did not press release the george w. bush endorsement. from the immediate past president of the united states which again was delivered from the closer doors of an elevator with no cameras around. they have not appeared together. they do not want americans to look at mitt romney republican presidential nominee and think about the bush/cheney years for obvious reasons, but then this spring, somebody at camp cheney apparently called up the romney campaign folks and told them that vice president dick cheney was going to do them the favor of doing a romney fund-raiser. can you imagine the romney folks getting that call? oh, great. that's awesome. super kind of you. are you sure? the romney campaign did not say no to the cheneys' offer. it's really going to happen, in fact, it's going
bush mitt romney endorsement. there was no follow-up event, no joint appearance, no press release from the mitt romney campaign. no press release. they press released an endorsement from christine o'donnell, the i am not a witch lady. they did not press release the george w. bush endorsement. from the immediate past president of the united states which again was delivered from the closer doors of an elevator with no cameras around. they have not appeared together. they do not want americans to...
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it is what romney wanted. he took romney's advice and what does he say? does he say he inspired national reforms. does he say a democratic president has to take his approach. on his website he wrote, when is the last time a massive government cost raised the consistency of a service? dude, i don't know when the last time was but your massive government lowered cost, raised the consistency of service. and obama followed your advice when he built his program. advice that said and i quote, the federal government can do something we could not. joining me now is johnathon grubber who helped mitt romney design his program and helped the obama administration help design theirs. he is the only author of a graphic novel that has ever been written. what it is, why it is necessary and how it works. good to see you. >> good to see you, ezra. >> you advised the authors of both of the bills. you know the laws inside and out. is there a huge difference that accounts for romney signed one and is running against the other. >> it is no substantive difference. the core of t
it is what romney wanted. he took romney's advice and what does he say? does he say he inspired national reforms. does he say a democratic president has to take his approach. on his website he wrote, when is the last time a massive government cost raised the consistency of a service? dude, i don't know when the last time was but your massive government lowered cost, raised the consistency of service. and obama followed your advice when he built his program. advice that said and i quote, the...
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zero to mitt romney. imagine what the conversations are like between the minnesota republicans and the romney campaign. between the state and the national republican party. can you possibly help us out with the rent money? i did say there is some good news for minnesota republicans here, and that is the that the state republicans with their $96,000 due in back rent and their million dollar debt, the state republican party found a way to turn the popularity of ron paul into something more than gets them into trouble with the guys at national. they turned his convention this weekend into a fund-raiser for the state republican party. lemons into lemonade. if you can't beat them, join them. and good luck winning minnesota in november, mr. romney. >>> this is one of those news cycles where the thing that is going on likely to make history is not a thing making headlines now as it is happening. this is president obama in chicago yesterday. he gave a wide ranging press conference. at the conclusion of the press
zero to mitt romney. imagine what the conversations are like between the minnesota republicans and the romney campaign. between the state and the national republican party. can you possibly help us out with the rent money? i did say there is some good news for minnesota republicans here, and that is the that the state republicans with their $96,000 due in back rent and their million dollar debt, the state republican party found a way to turn the popularity of ron paul into something more than...
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romney nor anyone in the romney campaign ever spoke out against it. they never defended mr. grenell for being gay. they never told anybody on the right to cool it with the anti-gay rhetoric. they apparently did not even do so privately. one republican adviser telling "the new york times" today, quote, they believed this was a non-issue, but they didn't want to confront the religious right. so you're privately okay with a gay spokesman being gay, but you won't stand up to people attacking him for being gay. you won't stand up to guys like derek fisher in public. privately, you think they're wrong, but you won't say anything in public about this private feeling that you have that you want to be known. this thing that we might be interested in knowing whether or not it's a way we can judge you. when somebody on the right calls for a scalp publicly and you hand them a scalp, that kind of puts that person in charge. and they know it. this guy brian fisher today was crowing about this being a huge win. quote, it will be a long time before the governor appoints another homosexual a
romney nor anyone in the romney campaign ever spoke out against it. they never defended mr. grenell for being gay. they never told anybody on the right to cool it with the anti-gay rhetoric. they apparently did not even do so privately. one republican adviser telling "the new york times" today, quote, they believed this was a non-issue, but they didn't want to confront the religious right. so you're privately okay with a gay spokesman being gay, but you won't stand up to people...